Ashleigh Hillier

Summary

Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The effect of auditory stressors on cognitive flexibility
    Ashleigh Hillier
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Neurocase 12:228-31. 2006
  2. ncbi Increased task difficulty results in greater impact of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility
    Heather L Campbell
    The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 88:222-9. 2008
  3. ncbi Effect of propranolol on naming in chronic Broca's aphasia with anomia
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Neurocase 13:256-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Problem solving ability in patients with mild cognitive impairment
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Cogn Behav Neurol 20:44-7. 2007
  5. ncbi Lack of noradrenergic modulation of indirect semantic priming
    Jacquelyne S Cios
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Behav Neurol 21:137-43. 2009
  6. ncbi Beta-adrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility during stress
    Jessica K Alexander
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    J Cogn Neurosci 19:468-78. 2007
  7. ncbi Network model of decreased context utilization in autism spectrum disorder
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Means Hall 469, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    J Autism Dev Disord 37:1040-8. 2007
  8. ncbi Functional connectivity in an fMRI study of semantic and phonological processes and the effect of L-Dopa
    Madalina E Tivarus
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Brain Lang 104:42-50. 2008
  9. ncbi Decreased false memory for visually presented shapes and symbols among adults on the autism spectrum
    Ashleigh Hillier
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 29:610-6. 2007
  10. ncbi Understanding embarrassment among those with autism: breaking down the complex emotion of embarrassment among those with autism
    Ashleigh Hillier
    University of Lincoln and Humberside, Lincoln, England
    J Autism Dev Disord 32:583-92. 2002

Collaborators

  • David Q Beversdorf
  • Douglas W Scharre
  • Madalina E Tivarus
  • Heather L Campbell
  • Ryan M Smith
  • Jacquelyne S Cios
  • Petra Schmalbrock
  • Jessica K Alexander
  • Kelly Ishizuka
  • Youngjee Choi
  • Regan F Miller
  • James W Ibinson
  • John C Novak
  • Nicholas A Votolato
  • Madalina Tivarus

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi The effect of auditory stressors on cognitive flexibility
    Ashleigh Hillier
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Neurocase 12:228-31. 2006
    ..These findings suggest that stress caused by an auditory stressor may negatively impact performance on more complex tasks requiring a rapid search of the semantic and lexical associative networks...
  2. ncbi Increased task difficulty results in greater impact of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility
    Heather L Campbell
    The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 88:222-9. 2008
    ....
  3. ncbi Effect of propranolol on naming in chronic Broca's aphasia with anomia
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Neurocase 13:256-9. 2007
    ..Naming was better after propranolol than after placebo, suggesting a potential benefit from propranolol in chronic Broca's aphasia with anomia. Larger follow-up studies are necessary to further investigate this effect...
  4. ncbi Problem solving ability in patients with mild cognitive impairment
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Cogn Behav Neurol 20:44-7. 2007
    ..Our goal is to determine how well a visuospatial problem solving task assessing the cumulative burden of frontal and posterior damage differentiates MCI patients from matched controls...
  5. ncbi Lack of noradrenergic modulation of indirect semantic priming
    Jacquelyne S Cios
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    Behav Neurol 21:137-43. 2009
    ....
  6. ncbi Beta-adrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility during stress
    Jessica K Alexander
    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    J Cogn Neurosci 19:468-78. 2007
    ..This may provide support for the hypothesis that stress-related impairments in cognitive flexibility are related to the noradrenergic system...
  7. ncbi Network model of decreased context utilization in autism spectrum disorder
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Means Hall 469, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    J Autism Dev Disord 37:1040-8. 2007
    ..This may have an anatomic basis in diminished hippocampal neuronal arborization and the abnormal minicolumnar pathology in ASD...
  8. ncbi Functional connectivity in an fMRI study of semantic and phonological processes and the effect of L-Dopa
    Madalina E Tivarus
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Brain Lang 104:42-50. 2008
    ..Alternatively, this may be due to differences in the attentional requirements of the two tasks...
  9. ncbi Decreased false memory for visually presented shapes and symbols among adults on the autism spectrum
    Ashleigh Hillier
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
    J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 29:610-6. 2007
    ..Findings from the visual paradigm provide further evidence of restricted associative networks in ASD, particularly in the spatial domain...
  10. ncbi Understanding embarrassment among those with autism: breaking down the complex emotion of embarrassment among those with autism
    Ashleigh Hillier
    University of Lincoln and Humberside, Lincoln, England
    J Autism Dev Disord 32:583-92. 2002
    ..The results showed those with autism to have difficulty with such concepts as empathic embarrassment but showed a surprisingly good understanding of other variables manipulated such as the presence of an audience...
  11. ncbi An fMRI study of semantic priming: modulation of brain activity by varying semantic distances
    Madalina E Tivarus
    Biophysics Program and Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Cogn Behav Neurol 19:194-201. 2006
    ..These findings support the network model for organization of the semantic lexicon...
  12. ncbi Apparent transient effects of recent "ecstasy" use on cognitive performance and extrapyramidal signs in human subjects
    Ryan M Smith
    Department of Neurology, The Ohio State University, 1654 Upham Drive, Rm 461, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Cogn Behav Neurol 19:157-64. 2006
    ..Our purpose is to investigate cognitive performance and extrapyramidal function early after ecstasy use...
  13. ncbi Effect of the cold pressor test on memory and cognitive flexibility
    Kelly Ishizuka
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, MN, USA
    Neurocase 13:154-7. 2007
    ..The lack of a cold pressor effect on cognitive flexibility may result from an isolated effect on the peripheral noradrenergic system, whereas indirect effects due to nociception on memory may occur...
  14. ncbi Effect of propranolol on verbal problem solving in autism spectrum disorder
    David Q Beversdorf
    Department of Radiology, Thompson Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Neurocase 14:378-83. 2008
    ..Further study will be necessary to confirm this finding in a larger sample and to compare clinical response with cognitive response to propranolol...
  15. ncbi The effect of alpha-2 adrenergic agonists on memory and cognitive flexibility
    Youngjee Choi
    Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
    Cogn Behav Neurol 19:204-7. 2006
    ..This may have implications for why clonidine has not demonstrated efficacy for cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer disease, despite its known benefit for working memory in animal models...
  16. ncbi Beyond expectations: autism, understanding embarrassment, and the relationship with theory of mind
    Ashleigh Hillier
    University of Lincoln, UK
    Autism 6:299-314. 2002
    ..Participants with autism did, however, show a higher than expected understanding of this complex emotion...